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St. Mary's Cathedral, Cape Town (also known as the: 'Parish of Our Lady of the Flight into Egypt'

St. Mary's Cathedral, Cape Town (also known as the: 'Parish of Our Lady of the Flight into Egypt'

22 December 2025

German architect Carl Otto Hager. Hager had designed numerous Dutch Reformed Churches in South Africa including the NG M...

Bothasig, Cape Town

Bothasig, Cape Town

22 December 2025

Bosmansdam was renamed Bothasig ("Botha's Vision") after the then Minister of Housing and later President; P.W. Botha. H...

Botshabelo, Motheo Region near Bloemfontein

Botshabelo, Motheo Region near Bloemfontein

18 December 2025

Botshabelo, which means 'place of refuge', is the largest township in the Free State and, after Soweto, the largest in t...

Cofimvaba, Eastern Cape

Cofimvaba, Eastern Cape

17 December 2025

The village of Cofimvaba was probably established in about 1877 when the magisterial seat for Tembuland, which had origi...

Union Buildings, Pretoria

Union Buildings, Pretoria

17 December 2025

The Union Buildings are considered South Africa's Architectural Masterpiece! Designed and built by Herbert Baker and com...

The Mfecane: Understanding a Period of Transformation in Southern Africa

The Mfecane: Understanding a Period of Transformation in Southern Africa

16 December 2025

The Mfecane - known as the Difaqane or Lifaqane in Sesotho - was a period of profound political, social, and demographic...

Thaba Tshwane or Voortrekkerhoogte

Thaba Tshwane or Voortrekkerhoogte

15 December 2025

"The military are the people who underpin our democracy. They must be role models in society, in everyway that they can....

Allemansfontein, a Farm in the Eastern Cape

Allemansfontein, a Farm in the Eastern Cape

10 December 2025

Allemansfontein is a farm in Blue Crane Route Local Municipality, Sarah Baartman District Municipality, Eastern Cape

Glen Grey Division

Glen Grey Division

1 December 2025

The frontier war of 1850-53 was precipitated when the amaNgqika, faced with the increased pressure of European settlemen...

Tylden, Eastern Cape

Tylden, Eastern Cape

1 December 2025

Tylden in the region of Eastern Cape is a town in South Africa. Serving as landing site and home of settlers in the 1820...

Nqamakwe

1 December 2025

In 1865 a number of Mfengu clans were resettled in the area around Nqamakwe. As refugees from the Mfacane wars further n...

"Tracing the Old Holiday Routes Across South Africa"

"Tracing the Old Holiday Routes Across South Africa"

1 December 2025

Long before cheap flights and GPS, families charted their holidays along winding national roads that connected small tow...

Stikland Cemetery

Stikland Cemetery

28 November 2025

In a 1947 letter to the Cape Town Clerk and to the secretary of the Board of Trustees to the Cape Peninsula Cemeteries r...

Xanadu Nature Estate, Hartebeespoort

Xanadu Nature Estate, Hartebeespoort

28 November 2025

The beautiful Xanadu Nature Estate, in Hartbeespoort, is set on 240 Hectares and overlooks the majestic Magaliesberg Mou...

Strandfontein

28 November 2025

Strandfontein was initially a nature reserve area. Later in 1976, under the struggle of apartheid government houses were...

Sandton, Johannesburg

Sandton, Johannesburg

27 November 2025

Sandton Executive Suites is proud to present modern self-catering apartments in the heart of Sandton City CBD convenient...

Bloubergstrand, Tableview -Cape Town

Bloubergstrand, Tableview -Cape Town

25 November 2025

Bloubergstrand is a Suburb of Cape Town, 25Km North of the City! The beach at Bloubergstrand is a popular location for a...

Vredehoek

21 November 2025

Vredehoek sprawls down from Table Mountain, a unique arrangement of art-deco buildings, mid-century apartments and dotte...

Prince Albert

21 November 2025

Founded in 1762, Prince Albert's History is deeply rooted in South African Heritage. The Town was originally known as: '...

Darling, West Coast

Darling, West Coast

20 November 2025

Darling has a variety of Tourism offerings that will appeal to all members of the Family. There’s Craft Beer and a Tapro...

Yzerfontein

20 November 2025

Yzerfontein is considered the ‘Pearl‘ of the West Coast. Yzerfontein, a hidden gem which is only, a pleasant one hour dr...

Bethal

19 November 2025

Established in 1880, Bethal is a small farming town. Farming in potatoes, maize, sunflower seeds, sorghum and rye. There...

Cradle of Humankind

Cradle of Humankind

18 November 2025

The Fossil Hominid Sites of Sterkfontein, Swartkrans, Kromdraai, and EnvironsThe Sterkfontein Valley landscape is in bot...

Koeberg Nuclear Power Station, Cape Town

Koeberg Nuclear Power Station, Cape Town

18 November 2025

Construction of Koeberg began in 1976 and Unit 1 was synchronized to the grid on 4 April 1984, with Unit 2 following sui...

Iziko Museum's, Cape Town

Iziko Museum's, Cape Town

17 November 2025

Iziko Museums of Cape Town is the official name given to the group of National Museums located near the City centre, oth...

West Coast National Park and Postberg Reserve

West Coast National Park and Postberg Reserve

14 November 2025

Flower season along the West Coast takes place Annually between August and September. As the season changes, nature begi...

St-Albans College, Pretoria

St-Albans College, Pretoria

13 November 2025

The historic private school in South Africa run by a famous cricketer for 20 years-Anton Murray. The school was first op...

Haarlem

12 November 2025

Sixteen kilometers East of Avontuur and 29 kilometers from Uniondale, a village was established by the Berlin Mission So...

"When Woodstock had a Beach"

"When Woodstock had a Beach"

11 November 2025

Before the hum of machinery overtook the gentle sound of waves, the Woodstock coastline thrived as a vibrant beach until...

Ermelo

11 November 2025

Ermelo is in the Gert Sibande District in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa. It is part of the Msukaligwa Local Mu...